Bible Dictionaries
Clique

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or for the accomplishment of a common purpose; - generally used in a bad sense.

(2):

(v. i.) To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; - used with together.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Clique'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/clique.html. 1828.